James Dixon

A rarely explored approach to calculating the area of two-dimensional shapes is through the use of deficit thinking. Enjoy! youtu.be/ZV_OcukbfgE?si…

@MrDanielBuck @RobertaLLind The ol’ unmet need card.

I’m sorry, if a kid throws a chair, I don’t care what’s the root cause or what unmet need they’re trying to express The school cannot tolerate that behavior and the kid has to be expelled

@BenCarrollMP Thanks Ben, I work at Warragul and it’s much needed.

Ararat Primary School Bacchus Marsh College Boronia K-12 College Boroondara Park Primary School Briagolong Primary School Brighton Beach Primary School Bundarra Primary School Cambridge Primary School Cardross Primary School Carwatha College P-12 Cheltenham East Primary School Daylesford Primary School Diamond Creek East Primary School Drysdale Primary School Dunkeld Consolidated School Eaglehawk Primary School Edithvale Primary School Essendon Keilor College Essendon North Primary School Fountain Gate Primary School Hastings Primary School Heathmont East Primary School Hesket Primary School Keilor Heights Primary School Keysborough Gardens Primary School Kismet Park Primary School Manor Lakes P-12 College Mansfield Primary School Maribyrnong College Maryborough Education Centre Melbourne High School Melton Primary School Merri-bek Primary School Miners Rest Primary School Monbulk College Moomba Park Primary School Mornington Park Primary School Mount Waverley North Primary School Pakenham Consolidated School Sherbourne Primary School Sherbrooke Community School Southern Cross Primary School Spensley Street Primary School St Kilda Primary School Stawell Primary School Stratford Primary School Surfside Primary School Toolangi Primary School Vermont Primary School Wales Street Primary School Warragul North Primary School Warranwood Primary School Wheelers Hill Secondary College Wonga Park Primary School Yarrawonga College P-12

Labor is upgrading and delivering capital works to 55 schools across the state.

Hmmm 🤨

A young teenager charged over a two-month crime spree has had all 109 charges against her dropped. It has been decided the girl was too young to know her actions were wrong. @LauraTurner_7 is following the case.

Some new reading @PatriceBain1

Professor John Hattie is touted as the “guru” of modern schooling but he’s under investigation amid claims of plagiarism, “pseudoscience” and “hallucinated” AI references in papers. > bit.ly/3QnFFHP

@theheraldsun @StephenVainker this your doing?

If learning occurs at the point of challenge then struggle, with guidance, is essential. Paper by @MrDixonMath @TomMahoneyEdu: Productive struggle in mathematics: Utilising challenging tasks to establish richer mathematical learning experiences researchgate.net/publication/38…

We’re not talking enough about student apathy in schools.

This is what teachers are up against.

"A teacher shouldn’t have to marry a psychologist in order to learn that Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences is wrong." stevestewartwilliams.com/p/intelligence…

"Retrieval should be given priority over new learning. What is the point in coverage if nothing sticks? When knowledge sticks, it compounds." A very interesting blog about the 'Learning Engine' with a focus on spaced practice & retrieval practice by Lee Wheeler. mrwheeler1.substack.com/p/the-learning…

The difficult task of learning to read, write, & use math as a child pales in comparison to the difficult task of living life as an adult incapable of doing those things. It’s often not fun to be the adult who has to make students do the hard work of learning, but it’s essential.

Science of Reading should mean two main priorities: phonics (not 3-cueing) and content knowledge (not comprehension skills). #sor #teachersoftiktok #reading #literacy

Schools should more consistently expel students who continually disrupt learning. States should require those students to transition to structured online programs instead of returning to school.

A teacher should never have to sacrifice 29 students just to manage one who refuses to cooperate.

@CubaOrtografia I saw a person doing an excellent job at helping kids regulate. Absolutely no problem there.

Este director de escuela resuelve un conflicto con niños pequeños con paciencia.

The biggest industrial action by Victorian public school teachers in more than a decade has seen 35,000 staff walk out of classrooms over the Allan Govt’s 17% pay offer. Educators say it’s not enough to stop staff heading interstate, while flagging further stoppages. #springst

Sending my support to @AEUfederal Vic and all teachers who took industrial action today. Covid taught us who the truly essential workers are … and it ain’t hedge fund managers or online influencers. It’s time we paid our teachers for the difference they make to our country.

Victorian public school teachers and support staff have walked off the job in the tens of thousands. The message is clear. Our teachers and support staff deserve better, our public schools deserve better.